soap

1n-massSoap is a substance that you use with water for washing yourself or sometimes for washing clothes....a bar of lavender soap., ...a large packet of soap powder., ...a soap bubble.

2verbIf you soapyourself, you rub soap on your body in order to wash yourself.She soaped herself all over.V pron-refl

3n-countA soap is the same as a soap opera.INFORMAL

soap opera(soap operasplural)A soap opera is a popular television drama series about the daily lives and problems of a group of people who live in a particular place.n-count

soft-soap(soft-soaps3rd person present)(soft-soapingpresent participle)(soft-soapedpast tense & past participle)If you soft-soap someone, you flatter them or tell them what you think they want to hear in order to try and persuade them to do something.verbThe government is not soft-soaping the voters here.V n

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